Tile.



No. 825,304. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

A. DU MONTIER- TILE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 1905.

THE NORRIS Fsrznsca. WASHINGTON. o. c,

PATENTBD JULY 10, 1906. A. DU MONTIBR.

TILE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13,1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STA PATENT oFFroE- ALFRED DUWIONTIER, OF WASHINGTON,

DISTRICT OF" COLUMBIA;

ANDRIA, VIRGINIA.

BIL-Ea,

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Batented July-1o, 1906-.

Application filed June 13; 1905? Serial No. 2 65,075;

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED DU MONTIER, a.

citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of Washington, in the District of" Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tiles, off which the following 18a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tilefor wallifinish, and more particularly to a tile constructed of sheetmetal and'provided with a glaze or en amel finish upon one side in anydesired'color. and adapted more particularly for use in Pullmandining-cars, and the like.

- The present invention hasfor its objects, among others, to provide animproved tile of this general character which can be either set incement or nailed to a joist or other support or heldin position by bothnails or the like and by being set in be fir such that there is providednot only a slide lock-joint, but also a plurality of'clings for tlliecement formed by the interlocking ofthe ti es. with openings, and theother portion is offset, so that when they are slidably connected thereis provided a plurality of 'spacesof'such a nature and so disposed thateach tile is bonded to the other and each tile in addition bonded intothe cement. Thus afirm. and secure bonding of the tiles in the cementand in the wall and to each other is assured. In one form provisionismade for looking a plurality of tiles together to form a sheetprevious to the same being placed in position on the wall. In this formthe same provision is made for the clings for the cement when the sheetis placed in position on the wall.

Other objects and advantagesof the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is capable of embodiment in a variety of forms, some ofwhich are herein illustrated, being considered at the present time thepreferable ways of carrying out my invention. 4

The invention in its preferred embodiment is clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which, with the numerals ofreferbath-rooms,lavatories,

cement and which shall. mly secured, the construction. being One portionof the lock-j oint is formed ence marked thereon, form a partof'thisspecie fi'cation, and in which Figure l' is a rear faceview.showing;a-num ber offtiles as they appearwhenplaced iirposition.Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2. 2ofFig. 1'. looking in thedirectionof'the arr row. Fi'g. .3'is asection-on the line 3.3.of'Fi'g,.Fig

1' with the tiles securedf inthe cement. Lisa section. on the line4'4.of.Fig..l' withthe tiles laid'in the cement. tive detail'showing theinterengaging edges of twovtiles, the. same being separated. Fig. 6' isa. similar. view of" portions of. two adjacent tiles,- separated,showing a. somewhatmodified. construction.

employed-in. the construction. seeninFig. 7.

ike numerals offreference indicate like partsthroughout theseveral'views.

Referring now tothedetailsoffthe drawings, 1 designates a tileoffsheetmetalwith a;

glazed or. enameledLface, the tile, so far as its structure isconcerned, aside from they features of constructioninow to be explained,be-

ingofithe kind now onthe market and adapt.-

ed for the same purposes for which my i111".- provedtile is designed.

The tile is formed'along one edge, end, or

both, or upon more than one end and edge,

with means for. producing whenengaged withslide lock-joint. In Fig. 5 Ifanother tile a. have shownthe tile. as formed along. one edgewithaportion 2 bent over against the back of the tile andthen bent inthe reverse direction, as seenat. 3, the latter. portion extendedbeyondthe edgeof the tile ,as seen clearly in Figs. 2 and. 5, and. thisportion 3 is provided withraplurality offopenings 4, as seen clearly 111Fig). 5.

. The opposite edge offthe tile is formed with the extended lip 5, whichis offset. or bent in a plane out of the plane of the body portion of.the tile, as seenbestin F ig. 2. This offset 6' serves a doublefunction. It provides a shoulder against which the edge of the adj acenttile abuts, andlit also permits the lip 5 to lie snugly against theunder. face of the bent portion 2, as seen in Fig. 2, so that there isFig. 5 1s a.perspec Fig. 7. is\a rearf'ace. view showingseveral'tileslocked together-to. form a sheet beforebeingappliedto the wall; .ig. Sisanenlarged.sectionon-the'line 8. 80f! Fig. 7 looking in. the directionof; the arrow.. Fig. 9. is aperspective view ofjone ofithe tiles.

but little, if any, danger of the adjacent tiles becoming separated.

In practice when the tiles are laid they are pressed in the cement 7,which is laid upon the backing 8 in the usual way, and the lip 5 of theone tile being engaged in the space 9 of the fold of the adjacent tilethe cement is squeezed into the openings 4, and thus clings are formed,which serve to securely hold the tiles in position, and when the cementis set the tiles will be held to the wall so firmly that they cannotwell be removed. The cement entering the openings 4 also lies againstthe lip 5 and against and in the offset 6 and tends to'more firmlyprevent separation of the tiles.

' The tiles maybe formed at their ends witha similar form of slidelock-joint, the one end of the tile being formed with a similar lip 10and the other end with a cooperating bentover portion 11 ,.with openings12 for the same purpose. Fig. 1 shows a series of the tiles as theyappear when laid in the wall, the cement being omitted for the sake ofclearness in the showing.

' In Fig. 6 I have shown substantially the same construction, exceptthat the bent-over 1 in the cement.

provided, in addition to the portion 13 is a hole 15 at the bend,

openin s 14, with throug 16 on the lip 17 of the adjacent tile, and thistongue being bendable it isdesigned tobe bent over the portion-13 afterbeing passed therethrough, and thus serve to securely hold the tilestogether, the tiles being adapted to be thus held together before beingplaced in the cement. In the form seen in Fig. 6 the lip is providedwith the offset 18 as is the lip in the form shown in Fig. 5.

In Figs. 7, 8, and 9 I have shown a construction embodying the samegeneric features of construction and designed for use in the same wayand also, further, so constructed that several of the tiles, as many asmay be desired, may .be affixed together in a sheet as large as may bere uired before being laid In t 's form the tiles are formed at one edgewith bent-over portion 20, similar to the bent-over portion of the otherforms; but some of the fingers 21 thus formed are bent in one directionand others in the o osite direction, as seen best in Fig. 9. T e

arger fingers or portions 22 are provided at their bends with openings23 for the reception of the bendable tongues 24 on the adj acent lip 25of the adjacent tile, as seen in Fig. 7, where I have illustrated aplurality of the tiles thus secured together before being laid in thecement. By this. means I am enabled to connect any desired number of thetiles in a sheet before placing on the wall, facilitating the laying ofthe same, and when once pressed into the cement the latter is pressedand squeezed into the openings and spaces 26 of the bent-over portions,which, like the openwhich is designed to pass a tongue 6, form clingsfor the cement, which when set will serve to so firmly bind the tiles inposition and tie them to each other insuchamanner that they will notbecome accidentally j displaced.

From the above it will be seen that I have devised a novel form of tilepossessing the desired qualities and features of construction,

I and while the forms described constitute what 1 I at the presenttimeconsider the preferable ways of embodying the invention it'is evidentthat the same is subject to changes, va riations, and modificationswithout departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any ofits advantages. I therefore do not intend to restrict myself to thedetails herein disclosed, but reserve the right to make such changes,variations, and modifications as come properly within the scope of theprotection prayed.

What is claimed as new is a tile provided with a projection at one edge,said projection being bent upon itself and provided withcement-receiving spaces, and at the opposite edge with a lip of lesswidth received in said spaces between the outer edge of the projectionand the lip inclosed by said projection.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a tile formed with a bent-overportion at one edge with openings in said bent-over portion, and a lipat the opposite edge, the said bentover portion being of a greater widththan the said lip whereby the said openings extend over and beyond thelip of an adjacent tile when engaged in the space between the bentoverportion and the body of the tile.

3. A tile formed with a projection at one edge with cement-receivingspaces, and at the opposite edge with an width than said projection, thesaid projection being bent upon itself with the said spaces adapted toextend over and beyond t e lip of the adjacent tile to receive cementmeans for interlocking with its adjoining tile.

5. Tiles formed upon their adjacent edges with a slide lock-joint, onemember of the said lock joint having cement -receiving spaces extendedbeyond the other member to receive the cement and allow the latter tocontact with the other memb er of said 10 ck-j oint.

than said projection whereby the cement is ings or spaces in the formsseen in Figs. 5 and 1. As an improved article of manufacture,

offset lip of less in said spaces between the outer edge of themanufacture 6. As an improved article of manufacture,

a tile formed upon one side with a bent-over projection havingcement-receiving spaces, j edge formed with an offset and a space forthe reception of a adjacent tile, said spaces width than and overlappingsaid lip and at one end with a bent-over projection with openings and atthe opposite end with a lip which latter is ofiset.

7. A tile having at one edge a bent-over portion with cement-receivingspaces and a space to receive a lip on an adjacent tile, and at theother edge with an offset lip said lip being of less width than thebent-over portion whereby when engaged with another tile the cement willenter said spaces beyond the lip and bind the same in place.

8. A tile formed at one edge with a bentover portion having openings toreceive the cement and with a space to receive a lip on an adjacenttile, and at the opposite ed e formed with a lip of less width than theent-over portion and having a bendable tongue.

9. A tile formed at one edge with a bentover portion having spaces toreceive the cement and openings to receive tongues on the lip on anbeing of greater I formed with slide lock-joints edge of the adjacenttile, and atthe opposite, lip of less width than the bent-over portionand having bendable tongues adapted to enter said openings.

10. Tiles interlocked with each other and with one member narrower thanthe other and with bonding-spaces overlapping the said narrower portionfor the reception of the cement whereby the cement may engage the tongueportion of the lock.

1 1. A tile formed with a bent-over portion of a slide lock-joint ofgreater width than the cooperating portion of the joint and with spacesthrough said portion to serve as clings for the cement upon thecooperating portion of the joint and means for the reception of means onan adjacent tile to lock the two together before laying in a wall.

Signed by me this 13th day of June, 1905.

ALFRED DU MONTIER.

Witnesses:

ANDREW D. PORTER, J. HASSEM MILLER.

